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Deduce which of Na+ and Mg2+ is the smaller ion. Explain your answer.

mg2+ would be the smaller ion this is because each ion has the same number of electrons however mg2+ has a greater number of protons and therefore is more charge dense and the outer electrons feel a greater ...
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How do I know if I am using the right particular integral when solving a differential equation

Particular integrals will generally be derived in two different ways, depending on the type of the differential equation that you are solving. For example if it was a linear first order ODE, then you would h...
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What is a Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God?

Generally speaking, we can think of arguments for the existence of God as falling under two main categories: cosmological and teleological (sometimes also called fine-tuning). Both sorts of argument appear a...
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What is the Gettier Problem for the Tripartite Account of Knowledge?

The Gettier Problem was popularised by Edmund Gettier's 1963 paper and is best expressed as the fact that it is possible to offer counterexamples to the tripartite account of knowledge. As always in philosop...
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How can I find the explicit formula for the inverse of sinh?

Write y = sinh^(-1)(x) ie x = sinhy. Then writing this in terms of exponentials and multiplying by 2 we will get 2x = exp(y) - exp(-y). Multiply by exp(y) and rearrange to obtain exp(2y) - 2xexp(y) -1 = 0. T...
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